Earl Dwight Matheny, Jr
Earl Dwight Matheny, Jr was born south of Clearfield in Hamp Wittermute’s farmhouse and brought into the world by Dr. Morton Crew August 5, 1947. He was welcomed home by his loving parents Earl, Sr. and Eileen Matheny and older sisters, Donna Lou and Karen Sue. Dwight was the baby and the only boy, but…
Read MoreSnapshots of History: Broadway Street in Diagonal
By Mike Avitt I recently found some 15 year old pictures on an SD card and it reminded me how I get, find, and lose photographs. So, let’s look at image collecting and my success and failures. And welcome to Snapshots of History” number 650. I took this week’s photo in Diagonal in 1997 but…
Read MoreTrump doesn’t get it
To the editor: Last Thursday, Donald Trump made a statement comparing the Medal of Honor with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His remarks were made at his private golf club in Bedminster to mega donor Miriam Adelson to whom he gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom while he was in office. He said, and I quote,…
Read MoreLooking Back
One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, August 27, 1924.) The painting campaign recently inaugurated by the working force at the Mount Ayr post office, which includes the postmaster, chief clerk, assistant clerks and the carriers on the five rural routes, to bring the mail boxes on all the routes up to the standard…
Read MoreAyr Days is Saturday, Tingley celebration on Sunday
Two community events are planned to bring people together this weekend. The Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce is kicking off the events with the annual Ayr Days Celebration Saturday, August 24. The 5th Annual Ice Cream Social at Tingley Memorial Park is planned for the following day on Sunday, August 25. Ayr Days The annual…
Read MoreCity approves sidewalk project
The Mount Ayr City Council moved quickly through their agenda at their regular council meeting Monday. Mack Greene and Matt Henle were both absent from council proceedings. Sidewalk Project Two bids were received last Thursday for the E. Madison Street sidewalk replacement project. Both bids were under the engineer’s estimate for the project, and it…
Read MoreNew school year starts Friday
School begins on Friday, August 23 for all kindergarten through grade students attending Diagonal or Mount Ayr Community Schools. Both Diagonal and Mount Ayr elementary schools are hosting a back to school night on Thursday, August 22 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Students in Kindergarten through fifth grade can find their classrooms, meet their teacher and…
Read MoreMarcums leave Blockton church after 37 years
By Mike Avitt What do you do after a thirty-seven year career as the minister of the Blockton Christian Church? Well, you spend your retirement with your grandchildren; such is the decision of Reverend Scott Marcum and his wife Debbie. And a noble decision it is. Scott Marcum was born in Grinnell and graduated from…
Read MoreMISSING: Mount Ayr Record News page 5
An attention seeking printing plate found it’s way onto the press, hiding within the pages of the Mount Ayr Record News Wednesday, August 15, 2024. The printing error was discovered after the newspapers were already delivered to the post office. All stories and advertisements that should have been printed on page 5 in the August…
Read MoreKaren Sue Clark
Karen Sue Clark, age 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 3, 2024, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family. Karen was born December 19, 1941, in Mount Ayr, Iowa to Rex Huffman and Darlene (Dailey) Huffman. Her parents divorced and she was raised by her mother and maternal grandparents, Roy and…
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